LW Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—12/04/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:15
Don't Log Off—Series 11, Calm Waters
Alan Dein connects with people around the world seeking calm during the pandemic.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—12/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—12/04/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—12/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
Bells on Sunday comes from Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
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05:45
Lent Talks—Guli Francis-Dehqani - Identity and Community
Bishop of Loughborough Guli Francis-Dehqani reflects on her journey of identity.
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Morning
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06:00
News—12/04/2020
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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06:05
Something Understood—Reunions and Recognitions
Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions and the meaning of Easter.
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06:35
Sunrise Service
A service of celebration for Easter morning with gospel group Volney Morgan & New-Ye.
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06:57
Weather—12/04/2020
The latest weather forecast
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07:00
News and Papers—12/04/2020
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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07:10
Sunday—Chester Mystery Plays go online; Pope Francis on Covid-19; Jewish Chronicle's financial woes
William Crawley presents the week's religious, moral and ethical news and current affairs.
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07:54
Radio 4 Appeal—Cure Parkinson’s Trust
Paul Mayhew-Archer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Cure Parkinson's Trust
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07:57
Weather—12/04/2020
The latest weather forecast
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08:00
News and Papers—12/04/2020
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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08:10
Sunday Worship—Christ is risen!
The Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter Message.
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08:58
Tweet of the Day—Turtle Dove
Steve Backshall presents the turtle dove.
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09:00
Broadcasting House—12/04/2020
News with Paddy O'Connell including making scrubs for health workers and Easter in Harlem.
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10:00
The Archers Omnibus—12/04/2020
Philip attempts to maintain calm and Oliver struggles as Grey Gables re-opens.
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11:00
The Reunion—Beirut Hostages
Sue MacGregor talks to the Beirut hostages John McCarthy, Brian Keenan and Terry Waite.
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11:45
Encounters with Victoria—1. Kinky Lord M
Lucy Worsley explores Queen Victoria's reign beginning with her accession in 1837.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—12/04/2020
The latest national and international news from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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12:04
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Theatrical Impresario
3/6 Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but the rival theatre.
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12:32
The Food Programme—Takeaway transformed: Inside the food delivery revolution
Stepping into a 'dark kitchen', Sheila Dillon sees how takeaway is changing food culture.
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12:57
Weather—12/04/2020
The latest weather forecast
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13:00
The World This Weekend—12/04/2020
Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell.
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13:30
Three Vicars Talking—Easter
Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser swap shoptalk about Easter and coronavirus.
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14:00
Gardeners' Question Time—GQT At ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ: Episode Two
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home.
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14:45
The Listening Project—Sunday Omnibus - Our Shared Experience
Three conversations from our shared existence past and present.
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15:00
Drama on 4—A Kestrel for a Knave
Robert Rigby’s dramatisation of Barry Hines’s 1968 coming-of-age novel set in Yorkshire.
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16:00
Open Book—Evie Wyld, Louise Doughty on Ghostly Narrators, Polly Samson and Leonard Cohen's Hydra
Mariella Frostrup talks to Evie Wyld about The Bass Rock
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16:30
Bronzeville Beat—Patricia Smith - Gwendolyn's heir
1/2 Chicago born and raised, poet Patricia Smith creates work of searing power and honesty.
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17:00
Left Out of Power
Steve Richards examines the challenges for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.
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17:40
Profile—Dominic Raab
Mark Coles looks at the life and career of Dominic Raab.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—12/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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17:57
Weather—12/04/2020
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—12/04/2020 The total number of coronavirus deaths in UK hospitals tops 10,000.
The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has described the figure as a "terrible marker".
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18:15
Pick of the Week—Reverend Kate Bottley
The best of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio this week.
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19:00
The Archers—12/04/2020
Harrison attempts to get to the bottom of recent events.
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19:15
Just a Minute—Series 54, Episode 5
5/12 Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins.
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19:45
Short Works—³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ National Short Story Award 2018, White Squares
A man is duck shooting. But why?
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20:00
Feedback—12/04/2020
The programme that holds the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ to account on behalf of the radio audience.
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20:30
Last Word—Dr Bill Frankland MBE, John Tydeman OBE, The Marquess of Bath, Honor Blackman
Julian Worricker on: an allergist, a radio producer, an aristocrat, an actress.
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21:00
Money Box—Coping with ‘income shock’
How to manage the financial impact of coronavirus.
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21:25
Radio 4 Appeal—Cure Parkinson’s Trust
Paul Mayhew-Archer makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Cure Parkinson's Trust
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21:30
In Business—Could carbon offsetting save the world’s forests?
How a company in Zimbabwe is using carbon credits to protect forests.
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22:00
Archive on 4—Cerys Goes Under Milk Wood
Cerys Matthews unlocks her uncle's rare recordings of Dylan Thomas's friends and family.
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23:00
The Film Programme—I Am Spartacus
Behind the scenes of Spartacus.
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23:30
Something Understood—Reunions and Recognitions
Dr Rowan Williams reflects on reunions and recognitions and the meaning of Easter.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—13/04/2020
The latest news and weather forecast from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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00:15
Thinking Allowed—The changing middle classes
Laurie Taylor explores the changing middle classes.
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00:45
Bells on Sunday—Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
Bells on Sunday comes from Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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01:00
Selection of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service Programmes—13/04/2020
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service.
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05:33
Shipping Forecast—13/04/2020
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/04/2020
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley
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05:45
Farming Today—13/04/20 Success and struggle in the Covid-19 era
Anna Jones talks to farm retailers who are changing their businesses to cope with lockdown
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05:56
Weather—13/04/2020
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Corncrake
Steve Backshall presents the corncrake.
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